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- Costume and space: Inspector Morse in his pyjamas
- Landscape in the Studio: Play for Today: Desert of Lies (BBC, 13/3/84)
- The Stripped-Down Studio Space: Play for Today: Psy-Warriors (BBC, 12/5/81) & Centre Play: The Saliva Milkshake (BBC, 6/1/75)
- Mixing Genres in the Studio: Playhouse: The Journal of Bridget Hitler (BBC2, 6/2/81)
- Studio trickery: Censored Scenes From King Kong (BBC, 1973) & Play For Today: The After Dinner Joke (BBC, 14/02/78)
Tag Archives: Thames Television
‘Armchair Theatre: The Golden Road’ (1973): Representing lesbianism in the 1970s
(Text of a paper given by Billy Smart at ‘Television for Women’, University of Warwick, 17 May 2013) What I’m going to do today is present a long-forgotten drama of some significance to you and – through close textual analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Single Plays
Tagged Armchair Theatre, Douglas Camfield, Golden Road, Katy Manning, Lesbian drama, Pat Hooker, Thames Television
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Roger Marshall interview Part I: ‘Public Eye’
Last February, I had the good fortune to interview one of the great screenwriters of British TV drama, Roger Marshall in his Richmond home. His extensive C.V. has included episodes of The Avengers, The Sweeney, The Professionals, two plays … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, People
Tagged Alfred Burke, BBC, Interviews, Public Eye, Roger Marshall, Survivors, Thames Television
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